Designed to promote spiritual growth and a stronger bond with Jesus Christ, this little booklet is a simple, yet well-rounded, guidebook for contemplative study of God's Word. Divided into a series of seven weekly study guides and daily devotionals it is geared to help the reader reach a higher personal appreciation of God’s unconditional love and grace.
Grace and peace on your Tuesday Dear Hearts.❤️ This morning the Lord laid Matthew 6:34 on my heart again... “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its ownMatthew 6:34 Amplified Bible Last week, as we visited with our out of state guests, I found…
We've had an "interesting" couple of days here at the Cottage. This morning Mr. L sent an email to the members of our Home Group (family) that speaks for itself: Good day, NEW FIRE family. In our time in the Word today, I had this thought in my mind. Do you remember back quite a…
For the word of God is living, and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:11-12 Yesterday afternoon we got a call from another one of my "god-daughters" asking us to pray for a…
Prologue Seated on a sunlit mountain side in Israel, surrounded by crowds of followers, Jesus Christ spoke of many things; love and anger, prayer and fasting, worry and faith. His sermon on the mount has been the topic of Christian teaching for over two thousand years. That long ago day on the mountain Jesus told…
"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary" _Pablo Picasso In August of 2013 my life took a left turn down a new path. From Autumn of 2012, though the Holidays, and into the early summer of 2013, I invested myself completely in a "job" which I believed was given to me by The Lord. I…
June was a stormy month! At least as far as walking by faith is concerned. Here at CCB the old adage "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything" is my rule of thumb. That's why there were only two posts in June. But honestly, June was a series of raging storms. I had bouts of depression, rebellion…
Yesterday, October 22, 2012, we had the day off from our new work. We've been 'on' for seven straight days—a huge blessing—that I haven't had time to write about. Stay tuned...I will. It was a day for catching up. Washing—the clothes hamper was overflowing. Shopping—the cupboards were bare. Reading—my Inbox was full. Etc. etc. etc.…
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